The company, which manufactures paint film used in several different industries, used to employ about 100 people, according to a press release issued last year when the company was acquired by AkzoNobel.

Soliant Human Resources Manager Diane Thompson refused to say how many people have been laid off at the plant. She also would not say how many people work there.

“We have had a reduction in force and it was related to the economy,” Thompson said Thursday.

INDIAN LAND – Continental Tire will celebrate the grand opening of its new Indian Land headquarters this week.

The company, which moved its headquarters from Charlotte, will mark the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new 75,000-square foot building at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.

Matthias Schoenberg, CEO of Continental Tire North America, will speak at the event, followed by refreshments and a building tour. There will also be a mobile exhibit called “Untamed Innovation,” which spotlights various Continental tire technology.

HEATH SPRINGS – A Heath Springs man was arrested on several drug charges after drug officers found a package containing 25 pounds of marijuana at his home Wednesday.

William Curtis Haggins, 38, of 643 Hart St., was charged with trafficking marijuana, possession of crack cocaine, possession of a controlled substance and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, according to arrest warrants.